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gli·a

 (glē′ə, glī′ə)
n.
See neuroglia.
[Short for neuroglia.]
gli′al (glē′əl, glī′əl) adj.
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glia

(ˈɡliːə)
n
(Anatomy) the delicate web of connective tissue that surrounds and supports nerve cells. Also called: neuroglia
ˈglial adj
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neu•rog•li•a

(nʊˈrɒg li ə, nyʊ-)

n.
a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting and insulating structure for the neurons.
[1870–75; neuro- + Late Greek glía glue]
neu•rog′li•al, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.glia - sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
neuroglia
interstitial tissue - tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal
glial cell, neurogliacyte, neuroglial cell - a cell of the neuroglia
astroglia, macroglia - tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells
microglia - neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic
oligodendria, oligodendroglia - tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
glioma - a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia
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gli·a

n. glía. V.: neuroglia
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